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Originally posted by Sparklehorse
I have a less fancy Nikon (Coolpix 4600) and was recently with a friend when she bought a new digital camera. She went in there, intent on buying an equivalent Canon. I was staying neutral but the sales-dude started lobbying for the Nikon instead. The benefits he stated include the fact that Nikon is one of the few companies that uses non-proprietary memory cards. Some also require proprietary batteries, apparently. The sales-dude also said that Nikon is the only maker that also produces their own lenses. Obviously, that has been part of Nikon's strength in the past. I also found the Canon my friend wanted to buy to be much less intuitive and fussier than the Nikon. Trash required navigating a few levels of software, whereas the Nikon has a Trash button.
The worst thing about my Nikon digital is what RP (I think) stated in the last round of this discussion. The delay between the depression of the shutter and the actual shot can be frustrating, particularly when trying to photograph something transient or moving, like a small child. The lense on my camera is also somewhat limited but my expectations weren't that high on a snapshot camera.
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This is what happens when you talk to an idiot who doesn't know what the hell he's talking about. Canon has made their own lenses for decades. Hell they made lenses for the Sony and Panasonic camcorders for years. Only they reserved the triple coated lenses for themselves and optical quality glass for themselves. Most of the lenses are made of plastic materials now - for price reasons. Don't know if they're still making the lenses for Sony and Panasonic anymore, but I haven't seen the Canon rep for awhile.
True on the ease of use issue. I currently have a Canon and find it overly complicated to use - don't think I'd buy another one just for that reason. Still, the Nikon is a good camera with a good lens. Just wanted to clear up the lie.
